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Dear Santa review – Jack Black plays Satan in mediocre Christmas comedy

The high-concept streaming movie, where a kid accidentally sends a letter to the wrong mythical figure, can’t decide if it wants to be naughty or niceThere’s a smart little “what if” at the centre of this season’s umpteenth Christmas comedy Dear Santa: what if a kid wrote a letter to Santa but accidentally put down Satan’s name instead? It’s a spelling error, made by an awkward 11-year-old with dyslexia, that leads to a surprise festive visit from the wrong man in red, chaos inevitably ensuing.But, as one has come to expect from other recent films based on neat, easily pitched loglines, the question is far more interesting than the answer. Because the film, from one-time co-bro of studio comedy Bobby Farrelly, isn’t able to find the punchline to its joke, a great idea that makes for a s...

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